RE: For us to continue to believe that “allah” is just a arabic word for “god/God” when I can see from their own book in arabic that it is not and then it makes me wonder how did it all get corrupted in such a way that we have so much confusion over it all ... and then I think satan ... you sly, slippery creature always hijacking stuff and causing chaos.
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OK, let’s accept your argument that using “allah” to refer to the God Christians and Jews worship is not only confusing but a bad idea...
This of course begs the question — WHAT NAME SHOULD CHRISTIANS USE WHEN THEY EVANGELIZE?
....”What name should Christians use when they Evangelize?”...
The name above all names...”JESUS”. As there is no other name whereby man can be saved....which is the heart of the Gospel Message.
hey again “Seek”
your question: WHAT NAME SHOULD CHRISTIANS USE WHEN THEY EVANGELIZE?
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good question ... if it was me having to do it in other peoples languages I would probably start with “Father”, because He is our Heavenly Father who sent His Holy Son to reconcile us to Him.
Then I would go on from there with how much our Heavenly Father loved us so much that He stretched out His arm to set the captives free, and that arm came through Christ Jesus, and He is the only way to the Father for He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No other way, or any other name can reconcile us to Him.
We are no longer prisoners, or slaves to this world as we have come to know it, for the Truth has set us free, and we are His children and He loves us all dearly.
But you know what?
I have this feeling, that as many that have come before teaching and preaching the Gospel of our Lord and Saviour Christ Jesus/Yahushua ha Mashiach to others ... that they will try to incorporate and compromise that gospel message by putting that “New Wine of our Lord”, into that old wineskin of the world.
Which is blending pagan ways with Christian ways.
Compromising the faith to the point of contradicting the faith, just to be all inclusive as not to offend and draw more people in.
I kind of call it putting a holy spin on that which is unholy and profane just so others can say, hey, they are just like us, let’s go hang out together.
Kind of reminds me of “Chris-lam”. Going along just to get along. Merging and blending it all up together that it just makes you sick to your stomach just to hear about it, let alone drink from its cup.
... yea ... I went off on a tangent.
I’m tired and I’m hungry and I’m very disappointed in those who claim to be “leading the flock” every time that I get on the internet. It’s sickening, and disgusting that half the crap I read about now is how some other religious group just ok’d homosexuality, or some clergy just got busted doing the nasty with some little kid, and Christians can’t speak up or out because we are judging others and nobody’s perfect so let us just all put a cork in it and call it a day while sin runs roughshod over all of us.
wow ... I think I feel a little better now ... smiles